Extended Stay Approved

We finally received word this afternoon that Pa's insurance company approved another week of stay at the hospital. His new release date is May 29. So today he received his usual dose of physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Pa ate a bit more than usual at lunch. He seems to prefer pureed food. But at dinner he barely ate anything. He didn't even drink his Glucerna (Ensure). He usually drinks at least some of that.
I've learned to do Pa's feedings. Some of the nurses prefer using a feed bag like an IV drip (the slow method), and others prefer using a fat syringe where you pour the can of liquid nutrition into it (the fast method). I did both methods today. It doesn't seem to make any difference to Pa's digestive system which method you use. I think Pa prefers the fast method because the sooner it's done, the sooner he can recline comfortably and go to sleep.

Pa had been receiving electric shock therapy on his face to wake up his nerves. But he found the treatment too painful and opted to stop it. Maybe he can replace it with acupuncture. I do ice therapy on his face when I remember. The speech therapist doesn't do it every time she sees him.